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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 Free Alzheimer’s event set March 20 B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR MONDAY, MARCH 9 ■ Baker County Library Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riverside meeting room at the library, 2400 Resort St. ■ Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Pondosa Station. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 ■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 ■ Lower Powder River Irrigation District Board: 6 p.m. at Barley Brown’s, 2190 Main St. THURSDAY, MARCH 12 ■ Baker School Board: 6 p.m., Council chambers at Baker City Hall, 1655 First St.; meeting rescheduled from third Thursday of the month. FRIDAY, MARCH 13 ■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge; continues most Fridays. MONDAY, MARCH 16 ■ Baker School Board: Work session, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at South Baker Intermediate School, 1285 Third St. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald March 7, 1970 Russel Hunt, 18, of Baker, is one of the more fortunate young men who will satisfy his military obligation while at the same time do something he enjoys. He’s a musician, and he’s been accepted for the Navy Band. 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 7, 1995 February’s warm, dry weather bit deeply into Baker County’s snowpack. The amount of water held in snow at 12 sites in and near the county was 88 percent of average March 1. On Feb. 1 it was 119 percent of average. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald March 8, 2010 Local wildlife biologists will continue to study Baker County’s sage grouse even though federal offi cials an- nounced Friday that the bird will not be listed as threat- ened or endangered. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald March 8, 2019 Baker City residents could pay up to 40 percent more for sewer service by 2021 as the city prepares to build a wastewater pipeline and storage lagoon that will cost an estimated $11 million. That is the worst-case scenario, however, Public Works Director Michelle Owen told city councilors during a work session Wednesday. The current sewer rate for residential customers is $23.26 per month. The highest rate city offi cials have looked at is $32.50, an increase of $9.24 per month. “We know we are going to be in the $30 range, there is virtually no question,” City Manager Fred Warner Jr. said. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, March 4 5 — 7 — 11 — 35 — 36 — 43 Next jackpot: $5.6 million POWERBALL, March 4 18 — 43 — 58 — 60 — 68 PB 14 Next jackpot: $100 million MEGA MILLIONS, March 3 8 — 12 — 33 — 56 — 64 Mega 2 Next jackpot: $70 million WIN FOR LIFE, March 4 16 — 18 — 46 — 58 PICK 4, March 5 • 1 p.m.: 2 — 7 — 6 — 1 • 4 p.m.: 1 — 3 — 0 — 4 • 7 p.m.: 2 — 2 — 8 — 0 • 10 p.m.: 7 — 9 — 5 — 2 LUCKY LINES, March 5 4-8-11-16-18-21-26-32 Next jackpot: $65,000 The Alzheimer’s Association’s Oregon & Southwest Washington Chapter will have a free community education pro- gram in Baker City March 20. “Understanding Alzheimer’s and De- mentia” will take place at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St., from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Program Director Heidi (Logan) Row- ell is a former Baker City resident who will be traveling from Portland to teach the class. “The Alzheimer’s Association seeks to provide our free programs and services to rural communities, which are often underserved,” Rowell said. “I grew up in Baker City so rural areas are especially close to my heart.” Rowell will cover information on the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the SWIMMING Continued from Page 1A “We do hope to see some savings in utilities with the pool being closed for the month, but it certainly won’t offset the costs entirely,” Owen wrote in the email. Workers were able to repair a recirculating pump for the domestic hot water at the pool, trying to make the best of a bad situation. “There’s really nothing even for us to work on at this point, we’ve done what we can do, and now we just wait for the part S. John Collins / Baker City Herald to be completed and shipped The vacuum head is pushed along the pool bottom to remove any residue collected to us,” Owen said, referring to while the pool was emptied. repairs for the smaller pool. MUSEUM But a family friend in Haines fell ill and she returned in the spring of 2006. Continued from Page 1A “I just needed employment,” she said McQuisten replaces Maggie Schirack with a smile. as director. She worked for Dave Banta at First McQuisten’s one-year contract has a Bank, which later became Sterling. monthly salary of $2,400, based on .7 The next few years were full of change. FTE (full-time equivalent) She met Dan in September 2006, or less of work per week. they married in 2007, and they bought Starting July 1, 2020, the the Eltrym on March 5, 2008 — a place salary “will be adjusted to were she fi rst became an employee in refl ect reduced hours of 1998. commitment by Employee “It was in the process of being McQuisten triplexed,” she said of the late 1990s to refl ect budgetary con- straints.” renovation. “ ‘You’ve Got Mail’ was the McQuisten grew up in Haines, where fi rst movie in theater two.” her parents, Fred and Karen Zimmer, Now, as she begins her adventure at owned the store. Her dad ran that busi- the museum, McQuisten credits a former ness, and her mom worked as a teacher. theater employee, Gracie Hardy, for McQuisten graduated from Baker planting the seed of returning to history. High School in 2001, and from the Uni- Hardy majored in historic preservation versity of Oregon in 2005. and museum studies — a degree that Following college she moved to Ohio to wasn’t available when McQuisten went live near extended family and applied to to college. teach while earning her certifi cate. “Historic preservation is what I would Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for those under 60. C ONTACT THE H ERALD 1668 Resort St. Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 541-523-3673 Copyright © 2020 Fax: 541-833-6414 Regional publisher Christopher Rush crush@eomediagroup.com Publisher Karrine Brogoitti kbrogoitti@lagrandeobserver. com Jayson Jacoby, editor jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Advertising email ads@bakercityherald.com Classifi ed email classified@bakercityherald.com Circulation email circ@bakercityherald.com ISSN-8756-6419 Serving Baker County since 1870 Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays except Christmas Day by the Baker Publishing Co., a part of EO Media Group, at 1668 Resort St. (P.O. Box 807), Baker City, OR 97814. Subscription rates per month are: Baker City (97814), $10.80; all others, $12.50. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Baker City Herald, P.O. Box 807, Baker City, OR 97814. Periodicals Postage Paid at Pendleton, Oregon 97801 have done,” McQuisten said. Then this spring she saw the job list- ing for the museum director. “I have a really big interest in local his- tory,” she said. “I care about the commu- nity and the museum as a resource.” During her tenure at the Eltrym, Mc- Quisten has searched for information on the woman who envisioned it — Myrtle Buckmiller, who ran Baker Theatres Co. with her husband, Frank. She died before the Eltrym opened and it was named in her honor (Eltrym is Myrtle spelled backward). McQuisten’s work lives are inter- secting this week as the new exhibit “Extraordinary Women of Baker County” takes shape in the central gallery. Myrtle is one of the 12 women selected for the display. The museum opens for the season March 14. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 adults, $6 seniors, and free for ages 12 and younger. O BITUARIES Jerry Shankle Formerly of Baker City, 1941-2020 Jerry Dean Shankle, 79, of Fort Mohave, Arizona, and formerly of Baker City, died Feb. 28, 2020, at his home. There will be a private family ceremony in the coming summer Jerry of 2020 for Jerry. Shankle He was born on Feb. 15, 1941, at Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Martha Magdalene (Peters) Shankle and Frank Chad Shankle. Jerry was born a preemie and only weighed 2fi pounds. There were no incubators in the hospitals until the 1950s so his mom and grandma (Maggie Peters) took him home and nursed him, they fed him with a medicine drop- per and kept him in a dresser drawer. He became a healthy young child and adult thanks to the care he was given. Jerry was 13 when his family moved to Baker, hav- ing very fond memories of all the cousins, Aunts and Uncles who were left behind in Eastern Tennessee. He was able to travel back to Tennes- see the summer of 2017 and had a wonderful reunion with his cousins and visiting his birthplace. Jerry married Wilma Pierce, having three sons and a daughter. His daughter, Kari, was reunited with him in 2017. S ENIOR M ENUS ■ MONDAY (March 9): Barbecued pork ribs, au gratin potatoes, green beans, roll, coleslaw, cake ■ TUESDAY (March 10): Hearty beef stew, mixed vegetables, cornbread, fruit ambrosia, sherbet ■ WEDNESDAY (March 11): Hot turkey sandwich, stuffi ng with gravy, peas, beet-and-onion salad, tapioca ■ THURSDAY (March 12): Boneless chicken breast with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli-blend vegetables, roll, gelatin with fruit, cheesecake ■ FRIDAY (MARCH 13): Baked cod, cup of clam chowder, mixed vegetables, roll, coleslaw, apple crisp community. She will also discuss the dif- ferences between Alzheimer’s and other dementias, the risk factors, and current research and treatments. “Currently, more than 67,000 Or- egonians over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s,” said Rowell. “Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and 27% of the Baker County population is over the age of 65.” WE ARE NOW IN BAKER CITY! Jerry divorced Wilma, then he married Marjorie Davis and added fi ve more sons to his family. He then married IlaRae Taylor and then most recently, Andrea Shankle. Jerry spent most of his life in construction work. He worked in Alaska at Prudhoe Bay, also at Fairbanks Memo- rial Hospital. He drove trucks for various companies, unfortunately he had to retire because of his health. Jerry loved fi shing and traveling. He was always ready to drive around and show people all the sights he had already seen. He always had a smile and a laugh on his face and some- times a little joke to make a person’s day better. Jerry is survived by his wife, Andrea, of Fort Mohave, Accepting most Dental Insurances including OHP ODS Plus N EWS OF R ECORD Call 541-742-6012 for an appointment Drs. Hillary Berry & LaVonne Hammelman DEATHS What were you made for? YOUʻRE INVITED! Baker City Young Life & WyldLife Annual Banquet & Auction Friday, March 13, 2020 Baker High School Commons Doors Open 6 PM for Silent Auction Program begins at 7 PM Come & join us as we celebrate 20 years in Baker! Baker City Young Life 541-523-0661 | 541-519-5524 eksandefur@hotmail.com Arizona; his son, Randy Shankle (Melissa) of Baker City; daughter, Kari Thoresen of Las Vegas, Nevada; Skip, Boyd, and Chad and Tyler Da- vis; and all of the grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren of their families; four sisters, Brenda Rohner, Theresa Shankle and Kathy Webb of West Richland, Washing- ton, and Faye Shankle of Hermiston; two brothers, Phillip Shankle (Marilyn) of Tucson, Arizona, and Nor- man Shankle of Benton City, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents; his former wives, Wilma Shankle, Marjorie Shankle and IlaRae Shankle; sons, Richard Shankle, Rodney Shankle and Doug Davis; and a very dear brother, Gary Wayne Shankle. Larry D. Cole: 83, of Haines, and a retired Justice of the Peace, died March 3, 2020, at his home. A celebration of his life will take place Thursday, March 19, at 1 p.m. at the Baker City Church of the Nazarene, 1250 Hughes Lane. Inurment will MAR 6 - 12 ELTRYM HISTORIC THEATER 1809 1st Street, Baker City www.eltrym.com ONWARD PG FRI: (4:00) 7:00 SAT & SUN: (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 MON-THURS: 7:00 THE CALL OF THE WILD PG FRI: (4:10) 7:10 SAT & SUN: (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 MON-THURS: 7:10 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG PG FRI: (4:20) 7:20 SAT & SUN: (1:20) (4:20) 7:20 MON-THURS: 7:20 ( )Bargain Matinee Show Times: 541-523-2522 Offi ce: 541-523-5439 follow at the Haines Cemetery, with military honors. Services are under the direction of Coles Tribute Center. To light a candle in Larry’s memory, go to www. colestributecenter.com Richard Cameron McLean: 83, of Baker City, died March 4, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. To light a candle in Richard’s memory or to leave a condolence for his fam- ily, go to www.grayswestco.com POLICE LOG Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU- ENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Brandi R. Marberry, 35, of Orting, Wash- ington, 9:36 p.m. Thursday, on Interstate 84, at Baker City; jailed. Baker County Parole and Probation POST-PRISON SUPERVISION VIOLATION (Oregon State Parole Board warrant): Travis James Sprague, 22, transient, 10:26 a.m. Thursday, at 3320 K St.; jailed. Oregon State Police PAROLE-PROBATION RE- LEASE VIOLATION (Multnomah County warrant): Erika Christine Hise-Denk, 44, of Baker City, 4:01 p.m. Feb. 26 at Campbell and Resort streets; jailed and later released.
